Village Market — Local services in Toronto

This is the place to buy houseplants in the neighbourhood. I come by every few weeks to scout their bouquets. They always have a variety, and I’ve even gotten two simple lily stems for $5, which gave me a dozen blooms that lasted over a week. Please buy your flowers here and not the grocery store! The elderly couple that runs the store are so, so sweet, and they will gently wrap your bouquet for you.

Their houseplant selection is incredible and goes on for rows, and there always seems to be a few out of sight, down the aisle etc. Plan to be here for a while to gaze, as you can find something new with every step. Yesterday, I found a beautiful Calathea with gorgeous pastel pink stripes!

Some advice, for others and in response to the review about pests: always, always quarantine new houseplants - the recommended time frame is 40 days. If you don’t have a separate plant-less room, use a clear plastic bag. Even the most reputable nurseries can suffer from an unseen pest infestation, so I don’t blame the store; it’s your responsibility as a plant owner. At this point, we all understand why potentially contagious people have to isolate - it’s the same for your...

The owner of this shop is excellent. Whenever we suggest that there is a product that we would like to be able to purchase here, we soon find it on the shelves. The other folks who have chimed in that there are good vegan groceries are correct. Also, we like to stroll here late at night as a destination for a neighborhood walk, because the folks are friendly and we leave with tasty things we need and feeling better than we arrived. Their flowers and plants are diverse. They also have nice plant accessories, such as pots...

We bought a String of Pearls plant here. The store is nice and convenient. We like that they also have a wide variety of plants and flowers to choose from on affordable price.

The reason for the 3 stars is just that when we brought the said plant at home- it turned out to be heavily infested with fungus knats. Tried diatomaceous earth then eventually peroxide-water solution. Unfortunately 3 months later we had to give up as the infestation was really bad. Good thing we had it quarantined first away from our...